Oil giant recognises inspection innovation

A Colombian energy operator has recognised ROSEN Group for the company’s innovative solution to a challenging pipeline inspection.

OCENSA, one of the
largest transporters of oil in Colombia, awarded ROSEN with the operator’s Transformation and
Innovation Award for 2019.

The award recognises
the inspection ROSEN completed over the past year on a challenging 42 inch (1,067
mm) diameter subsea pipeline on the Conveñas Coast.

The conditions surrounding the pipeline prohibited inspection
with traditional methods, so the company’s Challenging Pipeline Diagnostics
Division provided a tailored inspection solution including the use of high-resolution
magnetic flux leakage (MFL-A ULTRA) technology in a bidirectional configuration.

“The contract was signed based on an idea because, as with
most unpiggable pipelines, there were no ready-to-go solutions available,” said
ROSEN Leading Project Manager Udo Rühle.

“Therefore, getting the tool designed, manufactured,
assembled, tested and signed off on was a big challenge.

“The team worked great together to pull it off and get the
solution delivered in time.”

ROSEN Director of Business Execution South America Leonardo
Mendoza Sanchez, who accepted the award on behalf of the company, said it was
an import recognition and the company valued the collaboration with OCENSA.

“We are a company dedicated to innovation and this service
is unique worldwide, the first of its kind,” he said